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People sit along Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte, El Salvador.
Economics
El Salvador’s bitcoin experiment rides on choppy seas as currency fluctuates
An advertisement of Bitcoin, one of the cryptocurrencies, is displayed on a building in Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.
Economics
‘It’s a casino operation’: As Turkish lira falls, some Turks turn to cryptocurrency
a young Chinese man wears yellow headphones in front of a computer
Chinese internet users turn to the blockchain to fight against government censorship
bitcoin logo on pillow
Environment
Mining bitcoin uses more energy than mining gold
A migrant worker from Myanmar looks at his cellphone at a wholesale market for shrimp and other seafood in Mahachai, in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, July 4, 2017.
Technology
A tech startup called OMG wants to revolutionize cash for hundreds of millions of ‘unbanked’ people in Asia
A group of panelists address an audience at the State of the Net Conference in January. The panel consists of (from left to right) Jason Kaplan, Hilary Swab Gawrilow, James Cross, Mercina Tillmann-Dick and Justin Herman.
Culture
Women look to make their voices heard in new space created by male-dominated blockchain boom
Bitcoins, represented here with with actual coins, are a type of digital currency that have spearhead a new nefarious activity known as "cryptojacking."
Technology
Hackers find the processing power they need for mining for cryptocurrencies through ‘cryptojacking’
Chain of Bitcoin keychains, symbolizing the Bitcoin Blockchain.
Technology
Blockchain seems to be all the hype these days. But what, exactly, is it?
A university student, a member of a club studying cryptocurrencies, attends a meeting at a university in Seoul, South Korea, December 20, 2017.
Commentary
Why some young South Koreans are putting their hopes in cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin
Economics
Bitcoin, the virtual currency, has become a massive energy hog
A bitcoin on a computer motherboard
Business
Despite the hype, bitcoin futures get a tepid response
Server farm in Iceland
Economics
Bitcoin’s sky-rocketing energy use is a viral story. We checked the math.
Broken representations of the bitcoin virtual currency, placed on a monitor that displays binary digits, are seen in this illustration picture, December 8, 2017.
Technology
First-ever bitcoin futures trading is now underway